Near-fatal bizarre encounters in the wild

After serving in the British army for years and travelling the globe in pursuit of adventure and excitement, Paul Tem­pler decided to make his native Zimbabwe his permanent home, where he became a river guide. However, on one fateful day, when he was out on a routine tour guid­ing a group of tourists down the Zambezi River, Templer experienced a sudden attack from a bull hippopotamus — one of Africa’s deadliest animals. Although the hippo was unable to capsize the canoes, it however tossed one of the guides into the choppy waters.

Tiger, Mickelson to play Covid-19 relief match

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Sports clinic for City

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An unusual holiday

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Glimmer of hope for athletes

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United in their dream to grace the Tokyo Olympics, each one of them has their own story of how the virus shattered their plans to appear at the global sports showpiece.

Mining humour from calamity

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It is a tale of untold suffering and death.

Try different things for fun

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Lockdown: Shortage of basic commodities hits Hwange residents

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Thieves feast on lockdown

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Personal freedoms versus public freedoms

As the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in South Africa two weeks ago, the first glimpse emerged of the lengths to which people would go to avoid isolation.

The country also saw what mechanisms law enforcement had at their disposal to impose such measures.

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